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First Prague Cold-Water Swimming ClubThe oldest and largest cold-water swimming club in the Czech Republic
I. PKO Praha

Category: Club life

New Swimming Talent Leads the Club Trial

As usual, the weather improved for our pre-season “triathlon”, allowing the working party and campfire to go ahead as planned. The least predictable part was…

Invitation to a Campfire and Club Trial

At the start of the winter season, we traditionally combine a working party, club trial and campfire. Club members and the public are invited to…

A Successful Summer “Triathlon”

On 26 June 2015 we held our traditional pre-holiday “triathlon”: a work party, a club trial and a campfire. The work party was a relaxed…

Invitation to Our Pre-Summer “Triathlon”

We invite all cold-water swimmers and swimming enthusiasts to our traditional pre-summer “triathlon” on Friday 26 June 2015. The club trial is open to everyone,…

Remembering Miloš Mityska

Long-standing members of our club and others knew Miloš from the early days of winter and long-distance swimming. Everyone who attended the Alfred Nikodem Memorial…

Kryathlon — Václav Pátek Memorial

The enthusiasm of Jack Bright and fellow club members will bear fruit on Sunday 1 February, the day after Braník Ice, with the first-ever Kryathlon.…

Cold-Water Swimmers’ Baptism 2015

On Sunday 4 January 2015, our traditional swimmers’ baptism took place in the Vltava beside the Braník clubhouse. Conditions exactly matched the previous year: water…

Invitation to the Cold-Water Swimmers’ Baptism 2015

The first Sunday in January, 4 January 2015, brings our traditional cold-water swimmers’ baptism. As every year, the event is open to swimmers and the…

Pre-Season Triathlon beside the Vltava

Our pre-season “triathlon” took place on 21 September 2014. As usual, it combined a working party, a club trial and a campfire. This time it…

The Traditional Pre-Holiday “Triathlon” in Braník

On the day after the summer solstice, PKO held three events in one: a work party, a club trial and a campfire. We set ourselves…